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Israel cutting power to parts of West Bank, for second time this week
February 25, 2015 The Israel Electric Corporation cut power flow to the West Bank cities of Nablus and Jenin for about 30 minutes on Wednesday morning, for the second time in two days, in response to the Palestinian Authority's unpaid bills. |
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Settlers burn mosque near Bethlehem
February 25, 2015 Extremist Jewish settlers set fire overnight Tuesday to a mosque in the southern West Bank town of al-Jaba west of Bethlehem, locals told Ma'an. |
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40 percent rise in new West Bank settlement homes in 2014
February 24, 2015 The number of new homes under construction in Jewish settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank rose last year by 40 percent, the Peace Now anti-settlements watchdog said Monday. |
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Palestinian Groups Are Found Liable at Manhattan Terror Trial
February 24, 2015 The Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization were found liable on Monday by a jury in Manhattan for their role in knowingly supporting six terrorist attacks in Israel between 2002 and 2004 in which Americans were killed and injured. |
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Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen in Duheisha refugee camp
February 24, 2015 Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian teenager during a predawn arrest raid in Bethlehem's Duheisha refugee camp, locals and medics said. |
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Netanyahu’s US trip won’t prompt any backlash ... yet
February 23, 2015 Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned address to a joint session of the US Congress on March 3 is almost certain to go ahead as scheduled, and, after a period of recrimination, fade quickly into memory with no practical repercussions. |
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Power cut to major Palestinian cities for 45 minutes over unpaid debt
February 23, 2015 At 2 pm on Monday, the Israel Electric Corporation cut off power supplies to the Palestinian cities of Jenin and Nablus for about 45 minutes, as a warning regarding the Palestinian debt to the company. |
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Palestinians threaten to end security ties with Israel
February 23, 2015 The Palestinian president has threatened to stop security coordination with Israel if the country continues to withhold millions of dollars of Palestinian tax revenue, a senior Palestinian official said Sunday. |
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Italian Parliament Postpones Vote on Recognition of Palestinian Statehood
February 20, 2015 The Italian parliament Thursday has postponed voting on a non-binding bill calling for the recognition of a Palestinian state. |
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Official: PLO to visit Gaza, date still unconfirmed
February 20, 2015 Palestinian official Mustafa al-Barghouthi said Thursday that a PLO delegation is due to visit the Gaza Strip, but a date has yet to be confirmed. |